Hayato's friend from his college days and newspaper journalist, Yoshikiri Takuma, ends up trying to kill himself after reading a cursed tome disguised in the form of a mysterious letter planted in his bag from an unknown sender. He seems to have been targeted after getting too close to linking Karasu to the fake cursed tomes. With the help of Yoshikiri's information Fukurou learns of his suspicions regarding Karasu, but before they are able to make a move Tsugumi is taken.
With the major Western powers all currently 
inclined toward expanding their armaments,
كون القوى الغربية الكبيرة تميل
،جميعًا لتوسيع تسلّحها الحربيّ
Aufgrund der Aufrüstung
der westlichen Großmächte
Con las potencias del oeste
aumentando su armamento,
Con las potencias del oeste
aumentando su armamento,
Con le politiche d'espansione degli armamenti
delle grandi potenze occidentali,
Com os maiores poderes ocidentais
rumo à expansão bélica,
Поскольку основные западные державы сейчас
стремятся расширить свои вооружённые силы,